Thought I didn’t get anything done at all but that wasn’t true

I went to bed too late again and then slept in again as well. Maybe I should stop calling it sleeping in and accept it as the new normal.

I did the usual morning things but couldn’t make myself open the manuscript or look at anything publishing related. I managed to be late anyway.

There was a rather unsatisfying breakfast, I managed to buy Greek yogurt with only 0.2 % fat and it tasted accordingly. Bleah! And while I was eating that my husband started a conversation about politics, something I really dislike at all times but even more so when eating a not-tasty muesli while someone is walking to and fro, talking at me while I try to ground myself.

That led to a bit more of a discussion but we did manage to turn it around eventually and I wove some ends in on the crochet blanket. Pro tip: if you want to talk with me about something upsetting wait until I have my knitting or crochet in my hands, that will work much better.

I called my mother on the phone, like every Sunday and that was nice, and then I did the breakfast dishes, made salad and helped warm the lasagna up:

Lunch was at a reasonable time for a change, due to the fact that there was no actual cooking involved.

I watched a video about ergonomics for authors. No, I will not get a standing desk )she says, typing this at the kitchen table).

And then I played Genshin Impact for most of the afternoon. At one point my husband showed up and I realized that I had forgotten I wanted to do some more cleaning, so I got up, cleaned the washbasins and toilets and – major win here – the bathtub which meant I had to deal with the dozen or so bottles of shampoo, conditioner, anti-frizz, bodywash and cleanser. Because the boy and I are both using the bathtub to shower and each of us has a whole line of products on the rim of the bathtub which lead to that part of the bathroom never being cleaned. Icky.

But right now it isn’t which is wonderful.

Then I played some more until it was time for bodyweight training. The boy had complained about getting a cold and my husband had come in at that point to make pancake soup so we made the quick decision to skip exercise for once and ate soup together. Since I was all cold and freezing all day that was rather nice.

Then I fell into a social media rabbit hole because the dirty dishes didn’t look appealing, and then, just as I was about to finally tackle those I decided to first wash my face and brush my teeth, and second to publish the paperback of Masked in Stone. Of course. Perfectly sensible decision to do that kind of thing while already half-delirious.

Fingers crossed I didn’t miss anything.

Since I had seen that video about ergonomics I even fetched my external keyboard, laptop stand and mouse to the kitchen table but it*s not ideal, the table is a little too high for that. I probably should use a cushion to sit on, or something.

Then it was finally time for the dishes after starting to write this post, then I planned the week and made a list for today and then I finally went to bed.

Meanwhile my husband was taking care of the snow outside. That’s usually the boy’s task these days, since my mother-in-law can’t do it anymore but someone who is in the process of getting sick shouldn’t shovel snow in the freezing cold. I am very grateful to my husband for doing that and also for doing two loads of laundry and hanging them up while I was busy playing games.

I*m already feeling overwhelmed by this week and it hasn’t really started yet. This will be fun for sure!